Japan’s prime minister won a huge election victory, sending geopolitical tremors rippling across Asia, and the world.

A bronze medallist at Beijing 2022, Murase took gold in Monday’s women’s big air final at Livigno Snow Park, pushing New ...

Here's a running count of the countries that have won medals at the 2026 Winter Games, and which countries have taken home gold in Milan.

Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympics has been a busy one, with five gold medals handed out. The first gold went to Switzerland's ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide election victory has dimmed hopes that ties between Tokyo and Beijing will ...

Chock and Bates, who began their quest for individual gold on Monday, are the only repeat Olympians from a remarkable moment ...

“During the Figure Skating Team Event medal ceremony, the anti-slip surface of the podium caused some damage to the athletes’ skates. Milano Cortina 2026 is taking steps to replace the surface to ...

Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's coalition swept to a historic election win, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets.

The nation switched on the world's biggest nuclear power plant again, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch.

Japan’s stock market scaled new heights and borrowing costs rose after prime minister Sanae Takaichi’s election win. The Nikkei 225, which features Toyota, Sony and Nintendo, rose as much as 5.7 per ...